Marvels of the new West - a vivid portrayal of the stupendous marvels in the vast wonderland west of the Missouri River - comprising marvels of nature, marvels of race, marvels of enterprise, marvels (14578212949)

Identifier: marvelsofnewwest1889thay (find matches)
Title: Marvels of the new West : a vivid portrayal of the stupendous marvels in the vast wonderland west of the Missouri River : comprising marvels of nature, marvels of race, marvels of enterprise, marvels of mining, marvels of stock-raising, and marvels of agriculture, graphically and truthfully described
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Thayer, William Makepeace, 1820-1898
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Publisher: Norwich, Conn. : Henry Bill Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University



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familiar with them centuries ago. Travellers, too, carved theirnames thereon nearly a hundred years before the Pilgrims landed atPlymouth. In 1526 Don Joseph de Bazemzellos, whoever he mayhave been, inscribed his name on this wonderful rock. In 1629Juan Gonzales carved his name there. Before he came, in 1606, amessenger passed by the place with despatches. And later still,on * September 28, 1736, Don Martini de Cochea wrote his namethere. What business brought travellers there three hundred andfifty years ago, and more, the curious only may conjecture. Themystery becomes more mysterious in consequence of these facts,and the rock more of a marvel, especially when we consider thatthese travellers found the original inscriptions there, and may havebeen carved thereon five hundred or a thousand years before. Thus, in connection with the cave and cliff dwellings are foundnumerous hieroglyphics, or picture-writing, painted or engraved on 66 MARVELS OF THE NEW WEST. iil!lliiiiilllllllllillll
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rocks, sujDposed to be the work of cliff-dwellers, or some otherprehistoric people. That those especially cut in the rock are veryancient cannot be doubted. That they were engraved by men of MARVELS OF RACE. 167 more or less intelligence and ambition is equally manifest. Holmessays : The work on some of the larger groups of inscriptions musthave been one of immense labor, and must owe its completion tostrong and enduring motives. With a very few exceptions, the en-graving bears undoubted evidence of age. As there is no figure ofa horse among them, it is presumed that they antedate the introduc-tion of that useful animal into the country. The following is a good illustration of the rock inscriptions thatappear in different parts of the New West: —